Iraqi Fish With Pomegranate And Loomi Samak Tibsi Recipes

Steps:

• Crush saffron threads to a powder in a small mortar and pestle. Transfer to a small bowl with 1 tablespoon boiling water. Stir, cover, and set saffron water aside.
• Combine flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, turmeric, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder on a large plate.
• Dry fish well with paper towels. Cut into 3-inch long pieces and season with salt. Dredge fish in the flour mixture on all sides.
• Heat oil in a large pan over medium to medium-high heat. Add fish and fry on one side until nice and golden, about 7 minutes. Flip fish, drizzle saffron water over top, and fry the other side until golden and fish flakes easily with a fork, about 5 more minutes.
• Transfer fish to a serving platter. Squeeze orange juice over top and serve with orange and lime wedges.

Steps:

• Rinse lamb shanks and place in a large pot with cold water to just cover the meat.
• Add the noomi or lemon rind and bring slowly to a boil, skimming as required.
• In another pan gently fry the onion in the olive oil until transparent.
• Then add the bahrat & turmeric and fry for a further one minute.
• Add tomatoes, approximately 1 1/2 tsp salt and some pepper to taste and raisins if using.
• When lamb shank liquid is well skimmed and simmering, add the tomato mixture.
• Cover and simmer gently for 1 1/2-2 hours until meat is very tender. Towards the end of cooking, place the lid on an angle so that the liquid can reduce to a thick sauce and sqeeze the optional lemon.
• Arrange lamb shanks on a bed of Timman >>> Recipe #366129 pour over sauce and serve with a salad and khoubiz (flat bread).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place fish in medium bowl and pour white vinegar over filets, tossing gently by hand to cover all filet surfaces.
• Rinse filets with cool running water and place them in a large casserole dish (14x9x2) and set aside.
• In large skillet over medium heat, sauté onions in olive oil until translucent.
• Add curry powder and salt to onions, stirring for one minute.
• Add red wine vinegar, tomato sauce, pomegranate molasses, hot sauce and garlic powder to the skillet and let boil for five minutes.
• Pour mixture over fish and spread the chopped parsley and mint evenly over the top. Arrange tomato slices on top.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes (10-15 minutes if filets are thin).
• Serve with cooked rice.